NYT Crossword · 31 Across
“Wild ___” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 as 31 Across. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Wednesday, July 22, 2026 · 31 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jul 22, 2026 · 31 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 7, 2025 · 38 Across · 4 letters
- Sep 30, 2018 · 107 Down · 4 letters
- May 6, 2010 · 40 Across · 4 letters
- Dec 27, 2006 · 10 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 12, 2006 · 51 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 8, 2002 · 58 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 23, 2002 · 9 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 27, 1994 · 3 Down · 7 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Across
- 1Object of an extensive search crossword clue5 letters
- 6Regional life forms crossword clue5 letters
- 11Lead-in to destination and determination crossword clue3 letters
- 14Cry after an accident crossword clue5 letters
- 15Take over crossword clue5 letters
- 16Deli supply crossword clue3 letters
- 17With 60-Across, invitation to play 38-Down crossword clue11 letters
- 19Seller's bottom lines, for short? crossword clue3 letters
- 20Mister crossword clue3 letters
- 21Victorian or Edwardian crossword clue3 letters
- 22"Hmm, I'm thinking …" crossword clue7 letters
- 24Privy to crossword clue4 letters
- 26Qualified, say crossword clue4 letters
- 28Some STEM degrees crossword clue4 letters
- 29Ace, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 33"You are correct about that" crossword clue4 letters
- 34Hawk's hook crossword clue5 letters
- 36It doesn't include the Apocrypha crossword clue5 letters
- 38Tall-eared cats from Devon or Cornwall crossword clue5 letters
- 39It's a celebration crossword clue5 letters
- 40Toxin in castor beans crossword clue5 letters
- 41Surname that derives from the Sanskrit word for "lion" crossword clue5 letters
- 42Actor Eric of "Troy" crossword clue4 letters
- 43Get in bad with? crossword clue4 letters
- 45Raises the temperature of crossword clue5 letters
- 49Many a tech alum: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 50Wood sculptor's tool crossword clue4 letters
- 52Pop top? crossword clue9 letters
- 53Organic chemistry experiment? crossword clue7 letters
- 56___ Maria, dark coffee liqueur crossword clue3 letters
- 58Exec overseeing A.I. integration crossword clue3 letters
- 59Annual video game competition, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 60See 17-Across crossword clue11 letters
- 63"___ Misérables" crossword clue3 letters
- 64Keep busy crossword clue5 letters
- 65Israeli politician Dayan crossword clue5 letters
- 66Some people doing residencies: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 67They're typical crossword clue5 letters
- 68Handful in a beer garden? crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Spread dirt crossword clue6 letters
- 2Corkscrew-shaped pasta crossword clue6 letters
- 3Orange-colored liqueur served in a namesake spritz crossword clue6 letters
- 4Means of making some connections, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 5Relative of a harp crossword clue4 letters
- 6Pet peeves crossword clue8 letters
- 7Estimation suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 8Power source crossword clue6 letters
- 9"You are correct about that" crossword clue4 letters
- 10Calendar notation: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 11Prize dangling from a 38-Down booth crossword clue8 letters
- 12Voluntold, say crossword clue7 letters
- 13More than necessary crossword clue6 letters
- 18Something you might put stock in, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 23Risqué game that teenagers might give a whirl? crossword clue13 letters
- 25Memory jogger crossword clue8 letters
- 27PC hookup crossword clue3 letters
- 30Cab crossword clue4 letters
- 32Digitize, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 35Dunham who wrote the memoir "Famesick" crossword clue4 letters
- 37"I'm so frustrated!" crossword clue4 letters
- 38Carnival game depicted in this puzzle crossword clue8 letters
- 39Brief bathroom breaks, slangily crossword clue8 letters
- 40Trampled crossword clue7 letters
- 41Habitat with a wet floor crossword clue3 letters
- 42Eyeballed crossword clue6 letters
- 44Ice cream eponym crossword clue6 letters
- 46Play the blame game with crossword clue6 letters
- 47Chinese martial art crossword clue6 letters
- 48Not sung, say crossword clue6 letters
- 51More, musically crossword clue3 letters
- 54Abbr. atop a memo crossword clue4 letters
- 55Charlie's Angels or the Chipmunks crossword clue4 letters
- 57Body parts linked in a square dance, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 61"Tasty!" crossword clue3 letters
- 62Auction offering crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Wild ___”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with O and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Wild ___” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 31 Across. It has appeared 9 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Wild ___” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is OATS. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.